Food
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Food Reframes + Practical Tactics (with Stacie Billis)
Do you love eating food but periodically—or often—feel overwhelmed by the planning, preparation, shopping, and clean up of said food? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Christine chats with cookbook author and podcaster Stacie Billis about the myths powered by the food media, how to raise kids who have a healthy relationship with food, favorite staples, ways to navigate mealtimes amidst the daily chaos of family life, and more.
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Phone It In Dinner Ideas
Do you periodically (or often!) find yourself TOTALLY OVER making dinner? Christine talks about her dinnertime weariness, especially amidst a chaotic end of the school year. Also inspired by the chatter-inducing Episode 256 (Weekend Food Prep), she shares nine of her favorite phone it in dinner ideas (some of which can also serve as lunch).
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Weekend Food Prep
Christine has received a lot of questions about how she approaches weekend food preparation…especially a week’s worth of green smoothies that don’t separate (OMG so many questions!). Christine shares how she thinks about food preparation, what she makes (including easiest, easy, and a bit more effort categories), and how she fits it in with other weekend activities.
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Summer Food Inspiration
One thing that hasn’t changed during the pandemic is the need to cook and eat food. Christine and Asha talk about what they’re cooking, buying, and eating, including some favorite simple food hacks.
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Pandemic Food Check-In
One thing that has not changed through the pandemic is that we’re still eating. And prepping a lot. And tweaking systems. And feeling tired about cooking. While also needing to, you know, keep eating. The need to both simplify meals AND encourage food independence among family members has never been greater. Christine and Asha talk about creating + tweaking systems, their hits and misses with outdoor dining and takeout, and simple fall food tips.
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Everyday Frugal Edits
COVID-19 has forced people to live differently in so many ways (#understatement) and one of those ways is living a more frugal/economic lifestyle. Christine and Asha talk about how frugality is playing out in their homes right now.
